Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010013852018 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/427/2018 GOURANGA SAMANTA R/O- VILL- KACHARIPARA, P.O. AND P.S. MANKACHAR, DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM,PIN- 783131 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (SECONDARY) DEPTT., DISPUR, GHY-6 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY-19 3:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DHUBRI DISTRICT CIRCLE DHUBRI ASSAM P.O. AND DIST- DHUBRI PIN-783301 4:THE SCHOOL SELECTION COMMITTEE CUM PRESIDENT SMDC RMSA I.N. ACCADEMY HS SCHOOL BILASIPARA P.S. AND P.O. BILASIPARA DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783348 Page No.# 2/3 5:THE SCHOOL SELECTION COMMITTEE REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY SMDC RMSA I.N. ACCADEMY HS SCHOOL BILASIPARA P.S. AND P.O. BILASIPARA DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783348 6:MIRA DEVI PRINCIPAL I.N. ACADEMY HS SCHOOL BILASIPARA R/O- BILASIPARA W/NO. 7 P.O. HAKAMA P.S. BILASIPARA DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-78334 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M U MONDAL, MS. N NASRIN,MD. I H KHAN Advocate for the Respondent : SC, EDU, MS. S BISWAS,MR. A KHANIKAR,MR. B KALITA,MR. B K GOGOI BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 10-03-2026 Mr. M.U. Mondal, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the fact that the petitioner, at the relevant point of time, was also appointed as the Principal of the J.M. Higher Secondary School, Mankachar and has, thereafter, retired from his service on reaching the age of superannuation, the challenge in the present proceeding to the selection and appointment of the respondent No. 6 as Principal, I.N. Academy Higher Secondary School, Bilasipara has been rendered infructuous. Accordingly, he prays that Page No.# 3/3 the present writ petition be closed. The prayer is not objected to by Mr. S.M.T. Chisti, learned standing counsel, School Education, Assam and Mr. A. Khanikar, learned counsel representing respondent No. 6. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition stands closed as having been rendered infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant